Reminds me of the times I got to fly in the 727 the FAA had based in HNL back in the early 80's. A friend of mine was the pilot for it so he allowed me to go along. This one had many rows of 3-0 seating (3 seats on the left side) that extended the length of the cabin. It was great to sit back there, all by myself, imagining it was my own executive aircraft. Don't remember the N number - want to say it was N18 but am not sure. David R. http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://www.secure-skies.org/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn P. Stokes" <HTMunster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Speakin Of Three Holers > I've been fortunate to get to spend many hours since last fall on the FAA's > 727-25C (N40) including some jumpseat time. She's just a classy > aircraft. I forgot how much they could be like a rocket, especially > empty. 18 first class seats and a bunch of racks is all that's in her. > (Never seen the holds open but assume they are empty). > > It will be a sad day when they get rid of her (maybe to the Air Marshals to > train on). I know I kept hearing talk of getting a replacement because of > parts costing on her, but I got the impression that budget item keeps > getting cut. > > Of course they have two CV-580's (N39 and N49) still floating around, my > program never did fly them, but I'll take that trip too if I can. > > Shawn > > > At 09:06 PM 4/2/2003 -0500, Allan9 wrote: > >Boeing built some classy looking aircraft. I'm with you when it comes to > >the beauty of the 727 and for that fact the 707. > >Al > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "RT Simpson" <BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx> > >To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:14 PM > >Subject: Speakin Of Three Holers > > > > > > > > > "I'm worried, Ray. All my readings point to something big on the horizon. > What do you mean, big? > Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic > energy in the New York area. Based on this morning's reading, it would be a > Twinkie thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds. > That's a big Twinkie. "